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The Wiener Philharmoniker mounted this 1982 production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, a unique interpretation in the sense that it was created expressly with children in mind. It stars Kurt Rydl as Sarastro, Peter Schreier as Tamino, Zdzislawa Donat as Königin der Nacht, Ileana Cotrubus as Pamina, and Edda Moser as Erste Dame. The Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and the Wiener Philharmoniker provide accompaniment with Walter Hagen-Groll serving as chorus master, and the eminent James Levine conducting. Christian Boesch authored the concept and the script, adapting an earlier production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; both Ponnelle and Boesch are on hand to present.